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The Smart Grid RoadShow blew into Portland, Oregon with a who's who of presenters – BPA chief Stephen Wright, CURRENT Group CEO Tom Casey, and FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff, among others. Click inside for their insights (and even a few bombshells) regarding business cases, smart grid hype, consumer engagement and more.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Jon Wellinghoff spent time with Smart Grid News when he was in Portland, Oregon, for the Smart Grid RoadShow last week. He shared some thoughts on the National Demand Response Action Plan and transmission and grid security issues.
Not only is UK-based Ecotricity developing an electric sports car that get its power from wind turbines, but it's also touting its plans to use it to break the British land speed record of 139 mph next year.
How do you get consumers more excited about the benefits of the smart grid and smart homes? Texas-based Reliant Energy is taking a cue from primetime TV and hosting a smart home makeover sweepstakes. Winners will get a $10,000 package of technologies and services.
Energy management pilots conducted by Duke Energy in both businesses and universities have been a positive testing ground for SmartSynch's IP-enabled GridRouter smart grid communications solutions.
Many countries have had great success boosting renewable energy development using feed-in tariffs (FITs). But for a variety of reasons, the U.S. has been slow to embrace the concept. Is it time to change that? Jump to our Tuesday Topic forum and weigh in.
The Energy Department and Secretary Steven Chu are all but guaranteed to have a tough time of it next year when a Republican-controlled House of Representatives goes after discretionary spending as a way to cut the deficit.
The immediate investment future for clean technologies looks good into the first half of next year, with solar well in the lead, according to the latest Wall Street Transcript report on alternative energy and utilities.
Electric utilities in EMEA are continuing to roll out smart grid projects, but they aren't extracting all of the advantages they could from the opportunities intelligent networks can provide, according to a new study prepared for Oracle.
We're getting mixed signals about the vitality of the smart grid market. On the one hand, the recent DistribuTECH conference was one of the most successful ever. On the other, a well-known Wall Street analyst recently told his clients that the smart metering sector is "facing several headwinds," including weak regulatory support in the U.S. and delays in European adoption. Taking the pulse of the smart grid industry is this week's Tuesday Topic.
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